Courtney Martin

Courtney E. Martin is an author, entrepreneur, and columnist for On Being. Her latest book, The New Better Off, explores how people are re-defining the American dream and will be out in the fall of 2016. Courtney is also the co-founder of the Solutions Journalism Network and a strategist for the TED Prize. Her work appears frequently in The New York Times, andshe has appeared on the Good Morning America, MSNBC, and The O’Reilly Factor, and speaks widely. She lives with her partner, John Cary, and their daughter Maya, in Oakland. Read more about her work at www.courtneyemartin.com. [Photo credit: John Cary]